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The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA / ˈ k oʊ t ə /) is a public transit agency serving the Columbus metropolitan area, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. It operates fixed-route buses, bus rapid transit, microtransit, and paratransit services. COTA's headquarters are located in the William J. Lhota Building in downtown Columbus.
The Central Ohio Transit Authority operates multiple services without fixed routes. COTA Plus, stylized as COTA//PLUS, is a microtransit service in Grove City and northeast Franklin County. The service enables people to use a mobile app or call COTA's customer service to arrange a trip within service zones created for Grove City and northeast ...
COTA is funded by a permanent 0.25% sales tax as well as another 10-year 0.25% sales tax. [22] The agency was founded in 1971, replacing the private Columbus Transit Company. The Central Ohio Transit Authority began operating in 1974, and has made gradual improvements to its fleet and network. Its first bus network redesign took place in 2017.
COTA paid 117 employees gross wages totaling more than $100,000 in 2023. The largest bonus of $28,800 was paid out to Joanna Pinkerton, who stepped down as COTA's chief executive officer in May.
The William J. Lhota Building is a historic office building on High Street in downtown Columbus, Ohio. The building is primarily known as the headquarters of the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA), the city's transit system. It is owned by COTA, with some office space leased to other organizations.
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Officials from the Central Ohio Transit Authority and others want to increase the sales tax for COTA from 0.5% to 1% to raise $6 billion to build a bus rapid-transit system.
At the request of Marlon Moore, COTA board president, there will be a presentation on LinkUS at a 9 a.m. public board meeting Wednesday at its McKinley Avenue Facility, 1600 McKinley Ave. (Room 1034).